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Showing 98719880 of 24917 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 18-9-2003 n° 01-16.019

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable when an enforcement order for an increased fixed fine is issued

Article A37-28

…ctification where information about you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:-the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

The professional practice standard relating to the consideration of the possibility of fraud when auditing accounts, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-240. Consideration of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

In life insurance and personal accident insurance, the sums insured are fixed by the contract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4

In the opening judgment, the court appoints the official receiver whose duties are defined in article L. 621-9. It may, if necessary, appoint more than one. The president of the court, if he has dealt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

I. - The estates of:1° of servicemen of the French and allied armies who died under the flags during the war;2° of servicemen who, either under the flags or after being sent home, will have died, with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Publication of the Treasury's lien

Article 1929 quater

1. Amounts still owed on a preferential basis by traders and legal entities governed by private law, even if they are not traders, in respect of income tax, tax on the profits of companies and other l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-4

I.-The application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 1243-2 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the legal ent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-2

I. - For the application of article R. 2313-1 : a) The population to be taken into account is the total population, municipal and counted separately, as it results from the last known census on the da…

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